new ud piano program director to perform in recital
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New UD Piano Program Director to Perform inRecital
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The University of Dayton
NEW UD PIANO PROGRAM DIRECTOR TO PERFORM IN RECITAL
N e1JJS Release
Sept. 3, 1992 Contact: Pam Huber
DAYTON, Ohio- Eric Street, recently appointed director of the piano studies
program at the University of Dayton, will perform in his Dayton debut at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 13, in the Boll Theatre on campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
Street will perform pieces by Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Gabriel Faure as well as two
Spanish pieces, "Tango in D" and "Asturias" by Isaac Albeniz. He will also perform George
Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue."
He recently returned from his third trip to Russia where made his Moscow and St.
Petersburg debuts, playing duo piano with his manager, Linda Newfield. He performed at the
American embassy in Moscow, and the audience included faculty members from the Moscow
conservatory. Following Street's performance, American Ambassador Robert Strauss led the
audience in a standing ovation.
"It was a real thrill," said Street of the embassy performance. He was the first
American to play in Obninsk, formerly a closed, scientific Russian community, where they
built the refrigerated coffins for Mao Tse Tung and Lenin. "I'm better known in Obninsk
than in Ohio," said Street. He performed twice in Obninsk and also appeared in two
television broadcasts in the region.
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio 45469-1679 (513) 229-3241 FAX: (513) 229-3063
Eric Street: Page 2
Street has taught at Indiana University and Bethany College, where he was the
youngest distinguished professor in the history of the college. "I love teaching piano," he
says. "To me, training a pianist is the most exciting task imaginable. You're not just
teaching a few facts but building a performer. You guide them in so many ways."
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He earned his doctoral degree in piano performance at Indiana University, and he
studied opera coaching with Joan Dornemann, head coach at the Metropolitan Opera. He has
appeared in recital with a number of singers from the Metropolitan and New York City Opera
rosters. He toured Japan in 1990, giving 12 recitals in Tokyo, Kyoto and other cities, and he
made his New York debut in Carnegie Hall in 1991. National Public Radio featured him in a
broadcast of ragtime music composed by women.
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For media interviews, contact Eric Street, a resident of Dayton, at (513) 229-3920.